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<blockquote data-quote="Alttlgabby" data-source="post: 257196" data-attributes="member: 6786"><p>Oh, and there are diff kinds of attachment disorder. Actually, your experience could fit into one of these. This is a really interesting article, especially since they did mention similarities to Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD):</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.helpguide.org/mental/parenting_bonding_reactive_attachment_disorder.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0f2637">http://www.helpguide.org/mental/pare...t_disorder.htm</span></a> </p><p>__________________</p><p>Terry, thank you so much for that link! I thought maybe difficult child 1 had Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) but some of the symptoms just didn't seem to fit. She is being tested for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) because we know there is a history of alcohol use while Mom was pregnant with her, however, the secure attachment symptoms fit her to a T as well as a lot of the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) symptoms. We worry about the stranger issues with her. She will talk to ANYONE!!! She will try to touch them, play with their hair, etc... She also didn't hug us at all when she first came to us a year ago. She got to where she would hug once in a great while if she saw her sister hugging us, and has just recently gotten into giving us hugs on her own every great while. She was also VERY withdrawn when she came to us, but about 3 to 4 weeks ago she did a complete 180! She wouldn't talk when asked something. Would just clam up! Now, she will answer us. She wouldn't talk much at all, but now talks more. So, now I am wondering if this couldn't possibly be part of an attachment disorder for her and she is becoming trusting of us since she has been with us about a year. We set bounderies and limits for her, which she didn't have before. She knows she is taken care of and loved and doesn't have to fear being yelled and screamed at and that she gets to keep her belongings without them being sold off to pay the electric bill. I remember the time when her Mom and Dad (the girls are my bio nieces) stayed with us for about 4 months when she was about 2. She didn't speak at all. She would just look at you with no expression on her face. Her Mom would put her and her little sister in a port a crib and throw bottles at them while she would sit in a chair and watch tv all day! So, I could very well understand if she does have something like this. She has some other tendencies that I see as well, but are not consistent with SAD. She picks her lip and I think she is hypersensitive (?)because she can pick her lip or her skin until it bleeds and says it doesn't hurt! Yikes!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alttlgabby, post: 257196, member: 6786"] Oh, and there are diff kinds of attachment disorder. Actually, your experience could fit into one of these. This is a really interesting article, especially since they did mention similarities to Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD): [URL="http://www.helpguide.org/mental/parenting_bonding_reactive_attachment_disorder.htm"][COLOR=#0f2637]http://www.helpguide.org/mental/pare...t_disorder.htm[/COLOR][/URL] __________________ Terry, thank you so much for that link! I thought maybe difficult child 1 had Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) but some of the symptoms just didn't seem to fit. She is being tested for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) because we know there is a history of alcohol use while Mom was pregnant with her, however, the secure attachment symptoms fit her to a T as well as a lot of the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) symptoms. We worry about the stranger issues with her. She will talk to ANYONE!!! She will try to touch them, play with their hair, etc... She also didn't hug us at all when she first came to us a year ago. She got to where she would hug once in a great while if she saw her sister hugging us, and has just recently gotten into giving us hugs on her own every great while. She was also VERY withdrawn when she came to us, but about 3 to 4 weeks ago she did a complete 180! She wouldn't talk when asked something. Would just clam up! Now, she will answer us. She wouldn't talk much at all, but now talks more. So, now I am wondering if this couldn't possibly be part of an attachment disorder for her and she is becoming trusting of us since she has been with us about a year. We set bounderies and limits for her, which she didn't have before. She knows she is taken care of and loved and doesn't have to fear being yelled and screamed at and that she gets to keep her belongings without them being sold off to pay the electric bill. I remember the time when her Mom and Dad (the girls are my bio nieces) stayed with us for about 4 months when she was about 2. She didn't speak at all. She would just look at you with no expression on her face. Her Mom would put her and her little sister in a port a crib and throw bottles at them while she would sit in a chair and watch tv all day! So, I could very well understand if she does have something like this. She has some other tendencies that I see as well, but are not consistent with SAD. She picks her lip and I think she is hypersensitive (?)because she can pick her lip or her skin until it bleeds and says it doesn't hurt! Yikes! [/QUOTE]
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